Jennifer Strugar, 53, was being held at the Cumberland County Jail on domestic violence charges.
March 2023
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
USM’s Ben Drummey overcomes injury to repeat as NCAA Division III pole vault champion
The junior from Biddeford overcame a shoulder injury suffered at last year’s indoor championship to defend his title.
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Three houses collapsed into the sea. Now, these North Carolina homeowners are retreating.
Rodanthe’s struggles encapsulate thorny issues around risky coastal development, the unevenness of real estate disclosures, questions about personal risk, the difficulties of protecting oceanfront properties and the obstacles to moving people out of harm’s way.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: ‘Fosbury Flop’ high jumper Dick Fosbury dies at 76
Dick Fosbury completely revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal in 1968.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Interim superintendent for Richmond School Department approved by the committee
The school committee voted unanimously Friday night to hire Bob Webster as the Richmond School Department’s start-up administrator and interim superintendent.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Mary’s Walk steps off Sunday, March 19
The annual walk that honors the late Mary Kerry Libby and raises funds to help the the Maine Cancer Foundation help others, is marking its 25th year.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
JPMorgan’s Jes Staley suit seen as prelude to settlement over Epstein claims
JPMorgan Chase’s recent lawsuit against former executive Jes Staley sets up a likely settlement by the bank of claims that it facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking.
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Jimmy Garoppolo, Raiders agree to 3-year deal
QB Jimmy Garoppolo played for the San Francisco 49ers the past six seasons
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Carl Golden: ‘Defund the police’ continues to haunt Democrats
“Defund the police” – the rallying cry of the Democratic Party’s progressive left wing in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police nearly three years ago – was arguably the most self-defeating political slogan in modern history. Its impact and potential for inflicting even greater damage reached into the White […]
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Defense budget speeds toward $1 trillion, with China in mind
The Pentagon budget surge is meant to address the vulnerabilities that the Ukraine war has exposed in the U.S. defense industrial base, and the strategic threat the U.S. sees from China’s gains.